Distraction provided by Trump & Fools:From Steve Lopez of the LA Times.http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-0904-lopez-taco-trucks-trump-20160902-snap-story.html.Last week, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump made another tough-guy speech about deportations and immigration. Then Marco Gutierrez, a founder of Latinos for Trump, got nearly as much attention for a comment he made in defending his candidate of choice..“My culture is a very dominant culture and it’s imposing and it’s causing problems,” Gutierrez said on national television. “If you don’t do something about it, you’re going to have taco trucks on every corner.”.Well, here in Los Angeles, we can tell the rest of the nation what that’s like..First of all, it smells really, really good, all the time. Let’s say you can’t sleep, so you roll out of bed and decide you’re hungry, but it’s 2 a.m..No problem..Open a window, take a deep breath and follow the scent of sizzling meat, onions and peppers to the nearest taco truck..Taco trucks are like palm trees here. Part of the landscape, and not hard to find..I’m not saying you’ll be able to sleep after you eat, but for just a couple of bucks you’ll have a full belly and a smile on your face..Clearly, though, some people are going to remain terrified at the prospect of proliferating taco trucks — because the real message isn’t about more tacos, but more Latinos..
That’s the whole point of identity politics. Create villains. Draw lines. Reinforce fears..
Lopez goes on to interview some of the people operating taco trucks. They are small business people, working long hours, sometimes 7 days a week..Just the kind of people the republicans supposedly support..
I figured I needed to hit one last taco truck and order lunch, so I drove west. When I got to MacArthur Park, I spotted a brightly painted truck with religious figurines propped up in the front window. The name of the truck?.“Love & Peace Seafood and Mexican Grill.”.It was parked outside a Bank of America. I moved in close enough to hear the owner speaking in Spanish to his customers, and when he was free for a moment, I asked if he had heard the taco truck comments..“No,” he said. “I’m too busy working to pay attention to politics.”.I asked if he was from Los Angeles..“No,” he said. “Egypt.”.He told me he came to this country seven years ago, learned to speak Spanish and made friends with someone who taught him how to cook Mexican food. Three years ago, he said, he bought his own truck, and the woman cooking at the grill was his Guatemalan wife.,
I ordered two carne asada tacos — which were excellent, by the way — and thought to myself, I know what would truly make America great again.
Trump supporter warns of ‘taco trucks on every corner’
Joy Reid talks to Marco Gutierrez, founder of the group Latinos for Trump. Gutierrez says, “My culture is a very dominant culture, and it’s causing problems. If you don’t do something about it, you’re going to have taco trucks on every corner."
I’d rather have a taco truck on every corner, than a real estate scammer on the White House staff.[]One of the really scummy things to come out of the Great Recession were the predatory real estate scammers who crawled out of the woodwork to promise families they’d help save their houses, only to actually take their money.[]According to HERA, a non-profit state organization which helps people with housing issues, Gutierrez is a serial scammer. In their 2013-2014 Annual Report, they describe their own dealings with him, when his abuses of immigrants and their loan modifications came to light.[]The California Department of Real Estate has also brought actions against Gutierrez. In a 2011 action, they sought to revoke and/or suspend Gutierrez’ license for collecting advance fees for a home retention action, only to take additional funds from the homeowner’s checking account to pay his Comcast and Sprint bills instead of helping them to keep their home.[]http://crooksandliars.com/2016/09/surprise-latinos-trump-founder-real-estate
As long as I can get my weekly breakfast burrito I am ok with a taco truck on every corner. Taco trucks usually have 3 people working in them and there would be about 2.5 million new taco trucks, about 7.5 million new jobs. I’m ok with that.
My union member, Republican grandparents would not recognize today’s GOP.‘Conservatives, once a self-proclaimed “silent majority,” have become a loud, defensive minority.’http://inthesetimes.com/article/19305/rnc-day-2-the-gop-circles-the-wagons-around-its-shrinking-base
We’re small, a one truck town, our few remaining restaurants suck, so the taco truck is where folks eat for better food and NOT get food poisoning. An interesting juxstapostion from accepted “reality”.
It’s unthinkable that Los Angeles, in the liiy-white state of California should be full of people who speak Spanish. What will they think in San Diego, San Bernardino, Merced, San Francisco, Santa Ana or in the Sangre de Christo Mountains, or the Sierra Nevadas?
@Night-Gaunt49No… You’re right…. many of the LA Taco Trucks have had the same owners for 25 to 40 years…. altho early on they mostly had Latino diners…. then the word got out!!! Now we have Korean-Mex, Viet-Mex, Thai-Mex, Filipino-Mex, Nippon-Mex, Chinese-Mex and even Tex-Mex & Cajun-Mex and other tasty fusions…. all at affordable prices…. altho sometimes with long lines…. long live the Taco Truck !! !! !! !!
The best tacos are on Real “taco trucks” A big bread van type thing which is purpose built to be a catering van! In Wiamama, Fl, the Best real Mexican food, sold to the migrant workers, I had to try it, GREAT!!!
One of my two favorite Tex-Mex places here in town has closed their doors and gone to full-time food truck to save on overhead. I’ve learned their schedule and gone a couple of times to Strong Hospital, parked in the garage, picked up my food, and raced back to the garage before 15 minutes had gone by to beat the parking fee. .As a restaurant, they were fast and delicious—the owner/chef used to be head chef at Ninfa’s, on Navigation, back in Houston. It was before Ninfa’s went bust, which was after we moved out of Houston.
KenseidenXL over 7 years ago
The Roach Coach is making its approach….
William Bednar Premium Member over 7 years ago
Another case of the “Tail wagging the Dog”?
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member over 7 years ago
Distraction provided by Trump & Fools:From Steve Lopez of the LA Times.http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-0904-lopez-taco-trucks-trump-20160902-snap-story.html.Last week, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump made another tough-guy speech about deportations and immigration. Then Marco Gutierrez, a founder of Latinos for Trump, got nearly as much attention for a comment he made in defending his candidate of choice..“My culture is a very dominant culture and it’s imposing and it’s causing problems,” Gutierrez said on national television. “If you don’t do something about it, you’re going to have taco trucks on every corner.”.Well, here in Los Angeles, we can tell the rest of the nation what that’s like..First of all, it smells really, really good, all the time. Let’s say you can’t sleep, so you roll out of bed and decide you’re hungry, but it’s 2 a.m..No problem..Open a window, take a deep breath and follow the scent of sizzling meat, onions and peppers to the nearest taco truck..Taco trucks are like palm trees here. Part of the landscape, and not hard to find..I’m not saying you’ll be able to sleep after you eat, but for just a couple of bucks you’ll have a full belly and a smile on your face..Clearly, though, some people are going to remain terrified at the prospect of proliferating taco trucks — because the real message isn’t about more tacos, but more Latinos..
That’s the whole point of identity politics. Create villains. Draw lines. Reinforce fears..
Lopez goes on to interview some of the people operating taco trucks. They are small business people, working long hours, sometimes 7 days a week..Just the kind of people the republicans supposedly support..
I figured I needed to hit one last taco truck and order lunch, so I drove west. When I got to MacArthur Park, I spotted a brightly painted truck with religious figurines propped up in the front window. The name of the truck?.“Love & Peace Seafood and Mexican Grill.”.It was parked outside a Bank of America. I moved in close enough to hear the owner speaking in Spanish to his customers, and when he was free for a moment, I asked if he had heard the taco truck comments..“No,” he said. “I’m too busy working to pay attention to politics.”.I asked if he was from Los Angeles..“No,” he said. “Egypt.”.He told me he came to this country seven years ago, learned to speak Spanish and made friends with someone who taught him how to cook Mexican food. Three years ago, he said, he bought his own truck, and the woman cooking at the grill was his Guatemalan wife.,
I ordered two carne asada tacos — which were excellent, by the way — and thought to myself, I know what would truly make America great again.
More taco trucks.
wyneaux over 7 years ago
On the Chris Hayes show (MSNBC) -
Trump supporter warns of ‘taco trucks on every corner’
Joy Reid talks to Marco Gutierrez, founder of the group Latinos for Trump. Gutierrez says, “My culture is a very dominant culture, and it’s causing problems. If you don’t do something about it, you’re going to have taco trucks on every corner."
Bring it on! I love taco trucks!Odon Premium Member over 7 years ago
david_42 over 7 years ago
November 8th is Taco Tuesday!
Happy Two Shoes over 7 years ago
Taco Cart Guy might object.
Simon_Jester over 7 years ago
I’d rather have a taco truck on every corner, than a real estate scammer on the White House staff.[]One of the really scummy things to come out of the Great Recession were the predatory real estate scammers who crawled out of the woodwork to promise families they’d help save their houses, only to actually take their money.[]According to HERA, a non-profit state organization which helps people with housing issues, Gutierrez is a serial scammer. In their 2013-2014 Annual Report, they describe their own dealings with him, when his abuses of immigrants and their loan modifications came to light.[]The California Department of Real Estate has also brought actions against Gutierrez. In a 2011 action, they sought to revoke and/or suspend Gutierrez’ license for collecting advance fees for a home retention action, only to take additional funds from the homeowner’s checking account to pay his Comcast and Sprint bills instead of helping them to keep their home.[]http://crooksandliars.com/2016/09/surprise-latinos-trump-founder-real-estate
Teto85 Premium Member over 7 years ago
As long as I can get my weekly breakfast burrito I am ok with a taco truck on every corner. Taco trucks usually have 3 people working in them and there would be about 2.5 million new taco trucks, about 7.5 million new jobs. I’m ok with that.
superposition over 7 years ago
My union member, Republican grandparents would not recognize today’s GOP.‘Conservatives, once a self-proclaimed “silent majority,” have become a loud, defensive minority.’http://inthesetimes.com/article/19305/rnc-day-2-the-gop-circles-the-wagons-around-its-shrinking-base
Dtroutma over 7 years ago
We’re small, a one truck town, our few remaining restaurants suck, so the taco truck is where folks eat for better food and NOT get food poisoning. An interesting juxstapostion from accepted “reality”.
Kip W over 7 years ago
It’s unthinkable that Los Angeles, in the liiy-white state of California should be full of people who speak Spanish. What will they think in San Diego, San Bernardino, Merced, San Francisco, Santa Ana or in the Sangre de Christo Mountains, or the Sierra Nevadas?
wyneaux over 7 years ago
@Night-Gaunt49No… You’re right…. many of the LA Taco Trucks have had the same owners for 25 to 40 years…. altho early on they mostly had Latino diners…. then the word got out!!! Now we have Korean-Mex, Viet-Mex, Thai-Mex, Filipino-Mex, Nippon-Mex, Chinese-Mex and even Tex-Mex & Cajun-Mex and other tasty fusions…. all at affordable prices…. altho sometimes with long lines…. long live the Taco Truck !! !! !! !!
BE THIS GUY over 7 years ago
Clay,It wasn’t Hillary who started the “taco truck on every corner” meme.
Dr.DocSmith over 7 years ago
The best tacos are on Real “taco trucks” A big bread van type thing which is purpose built to be a catering van! In Wiamama, Fl, the Best real Mexican food, sold to the migrant workers, I had to try it, GREAT!!!
Kip W over 7 years ago
One of my two favorite Tex-Mex places here in town has closed their doors and gone to full-time food truck to save on overhead. I’ve learned their schedule and gone a couple of times to Strong Hospital, parked in the garage, picked up my food, and raced back to the garage before 15 minutes had gone by to beat the parking fee. .As a restaurant, they were fast and delicious—the owner/chef used to be head chef at Ninfa’s, on Navigation, back in Houston. It was before Ninfa’s went bust, which was after we moved out of Houston.